Syphilis
In terms of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases - data collection by Robert Koch Institute:Syphilis is a bacterial disease caused by the spirochete species Treponema pallidum, that only occurs in humans. It is transmitted sexually by blood and intrauterine from mother to child. It typically runs in three stadia: a so-called primary affect (a mostly painless ulceration at the entry wound) forms a few days to weeks after infection. In the secondary stadium the disease is noticeable by general symptoms and skin appearances. In the tertiary stadium (years after the initial infection) damages of the brain and the blood vessels can occur. Infectious are persons in the primary and secondary stadium and during the early latency (up to about 1 year after infection). The infection can be cured by antibiotics (penicillin), repeated infections are possible.
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- Diagnostic data of the hospitals (key figures of full-time inpatients)
- Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of residence (ICD10-3-digits, from 2000)
- Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of residence and place of treatment (from 2000)
- Diagnostic data of the hospitals by place of treatment (ICD10-3-digits, from 2000)
- Notifiable diseases (starting from 2001)
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- Notifiable Infectious Diseases - Data Collection by Robert Koch Institute
- Notifiable Infectious Diseases - Data Collection by Robert Koch Institute - Methods [general]
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